The AOCE and WB have moderate overall forecasts for the metals in 2025 inline with IMF forecasts for a decline in economic growth and inflation, although we see the probability of a stagflationary scenario as still reasonably high.Read More

The past year was a difficult one overall for the metals, with the main standouts to the upside being a geopolitical risk-driven gain in gold, a China-driven rise in iron ore and a surge in uranium on broadening global support for nuclear power (Figure 1). A jump in global interest rates to near two-decade highs saw recession fears persist all year, and while one still did not actually eru...Read More

This year the post-global health crisis boom was brought to an end by a surge in inflation to forty-year highs, a major rise in global interest rates in an attempt to curb the rising prices and surging geopolitical risk after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. While precious metals held up reasonably well as markets turned to them as a risk hedge, by Q2/22 the higher interest rates put an end t...Read More

Chile is the world leader in copper production, at 28.5% of the total in 2020, and this looks set to continue, with the country having the largest global reserves, at 23.0% of total. It is also the global leader for molybdenum, which is often found along with copper, and is a major lithium player, holding 51.1% of global reserves. Read More

Newfoundland has become a gold exploration hotspot over the past few years, with the sector seeing some of its strongest activity ever. While the province remains a small contributor to Canadian gold production, it has a substantial mineral industry well supported by the government, focused on iron ore, copper and nickel, and the surge in exploration suggests that gold output from the...Read More

Nevada is the core of the U.S. gold output, accounting for by far the majority, at 75.4% on average for the past year. The state looks set to remain a dominant player in U.S. gold, as it accounts for 49% of total U.S. reserves, with Alaska slightly ahead with 51% of reserves, but just 8.6% of current production. The U.S. accounts for 6.1% of global gold output, making Nevada one of the largest gol...Read More

The Golden Triangle in northwestern British Columbia has historically been a major site of Canadian gold production, beginning as early as the mid 1800s. There was a wave of production in the 1990s which cooled as the gold price declined, but larger scale production resumed in 2017, and the area has seen surging exploration interest over the past year, given that the region has some of the largest...Read More

In this report we outline the Quebec gold mining industry, including its major producers, and a survey of many of the junior miners focused on the province. Quebec accounts for 34% of Canadian gold production (second to Ontario, with 44%) and remains a major focus for both producers and junior miners.Read More

Red Lake has been one of the most prolific gold mining districts in Canada and the world, with exploration having started in the 1920s, and production, which began in the 1930s, continuing to the present day. The district is known for the high grade of its gold, its infrastructure, and strong institutional support, given the long history of mining in the area.Read More

"The downturn hit us hard and we are about two years behind schedule," said IR manager, Igor Dutina.Atico spent recent years upgrading and expanding its plant to about 800 tonnes per day, upgrading the mine through the installation of a new decline, and exploring for new ore at the mine, such as the Zeus orebody that is now in production that hosts grades up to 6% copper and 6g/t gold.Its 2017 pro...Read More

Some children are better at paying attention than others. Some can cope with, or even enjoy, a school classroom setting. Some kids have more energy than others. Some are good at following directions, and some are easily distracted.But just because a classroom is not a good environment for many children does not mean they have a disorder. They may have an Attention Deficit because they are bored. T...Read More

Some children are better at paying attention than others. Some can cope with, or even enjoy, a school classroom setting. Some kids have more energy than others. Some are good at following directions, and some are easily distracted.But just because a classroom is not a good environment for many children does not mean they have a disorder. They may have an Attention Deficit because they are bored. T...Read More

I added a new stock to my portfolio today. A pretty straight forward story. The stock is Metalla Royalty and Streaming and is listed on the CSE under the symbol MTA. I bought my position at 72 cent...Read full newsRead More

Minnova CEO Gorden Glenn discusses the company's positive feasibility study and the next steps for the company moving forward.Read full newsRead More

Trump is a joker. It is better to ignore his state of the Union address and focus on economic fundamentals and central bank excesses. The US January ADP employment number will impact currencies and precious metals only if it is on the extreme higher/lower side of expectation. Physical demand for gold and silver will be the key. There will be a sell off if there is no physical demand for gold sil...Read More

Trump is a joker. It is better to ignore his state of the Union address and focus on economic fundamentals and central bank excesses. The US January ADP employment number will impact currencies and precious metals only if it is on the extreme higher/lower side of expectation. Physical demand for gold and silver will be the key. There will be a sell off if there is no physical demand for gold sil...Read More

I added a new stock to my portfolio today. A pretty straight forward story. The stock is Metalla Royalty and Streaming and is listed on the CSE under the symbol MTA. I bought my position at 72 cent...Read full newsRead More

Westhaven Ventures Inc. (TSX-V:WHN) is pleased to announce that it has received proceeds of $85,200 related to the exercise of warrants.Read full newsRead More

Garibaldi Resources Popular junior mining stock Garibaldi Resources receives some harsh comments from Brent Cook at the 2018 Vancouver Resource Investment Conference. At the Vancouver Resource Inve...Read full newsRead More

The Dow was up more than 200 points at its intraday high on a boost from blue-chip Boeing's (BA) impressive earnings, but erased these gains after the Fed said inflation is expected to "stabilize around" its 2% target this year -- a hawkish shift from previous language -- which sent the 10-year Treasury yield soaring to a nearly four-year peak. Nevertheless, the central bank unanimously voted to k...Read More

Copper was one of the best-performing commodities in 2017, skyrocketing more than 30 percent. In this video, I share my insight on growing copper demand due to a massive push for electric vehicles and clean energy in Asian markets, specifically China. With rising global GDP and positive purchasing manager's index (PMI) data, I believe electric vehicle demand will continue surging and investors mig...Read More

Visa Inc (NYSE:V) has stormed into the new year, on track for its seventh straight monthly win. The blue chip financial firm is scheduled to report fourth-quarter earnings after tomorrow's close, and the stock could be on the cusp of a historically bullish month. Below, we will take a closer look at how Visa has been faring on the charts, and how options traders are speculating on the Dow stock.A...Read More

Gold futures settled modestly higher Wednesday, helped by a slightly weaker dollar index even as stocks reclaimed a portion of the sharp declines that marked the start to the week. Prices for the yellow metal then headed lower in electronic trading. The Fed left a short-term U.S. interest rate unchanged as expected, but also said it expects inflation "to move up this year" in a sign it's likely to...Read More

Macarthur Minerals Limited (TSXV:MMS) (the "Company" or "Macarthur Minerals") is pleased to announce it has acquired 100% of granted exploration license E45/4685 covering an area of 35 square kilometers in the Pilbara region of Western Australia ("Tenement"), as previously announced on November 6, 2017. The Tenement forms part of the Company's Hillside Gold Project.Read full newsRead More

Shares in Canada's Ivanhoe Mines fell sharply on Wednesday after lawmakers in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where Ivanhoe is advancing two major projects, voted in favour of new mining laws that immediately lifts a provision which exempted licence holders from compliance with the new code for 10 years.Ivanhoe Mines, headed by billionaire mining financier Robert Friedland, ended down 11.3% on t...Read More

Shares in Canada's Ivanhoe Mines fell sharply on Wednesday after lawmakers in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where Ivanhoe is advancing two major projects, voted in favour of new mining laws that immediately lifts a provision which exempted licence holders from compliance with the new code for 10 years.Ivanhoe Mines, headed by billionaire mining financier Robert Friedland, ended down 11.3% on t...Read More

CEO Insights from the Vancouver Resource Investment Conference: Chilean Metals, Golden Predator, Falco Resources, Newrange Gold, Viva GoldRead full newsRead More

Continuing on with earnings season buzz, camera concern GoPro, Inc. (NASDAQ:GPRO) is expected to report its fourth-quarter earnings tomorrow, after market close. Below, we will take a look at how GPRO has performed on the charts recently, and what the options market has been pricing in for the stock's post-earnings action.From a broader perspective, GoPro stock has had a disappointing year on the...Read More

Miners and explorers knew that the Democratic Republic of Congo would be raising taxes and royalties, but were blindsided on Wednesday when lawmakers of the country voted in favour of an immediate lifting of a provision exempting licence holders of compliance with the new code for 10 years.That means mines and projects run by companies including Glencore, Randgold Resources, China Molybdenum, Eura...Read More